There was something strangely satisfying about pulling out fistfuls of pumpkin goop during the self-care workshop last Saturday. I honestly went into it with a pretty bad attitude; I was planning on leaving early because it seemed like a waste of my time when I had prelims to study for. However, once the carving started, I gladly stayed the full hour and a half. It felt nice to focus all of my energy on cutting open a pumpkin rather than on trying to remember what happens when an alkene reacts with a molecule of mercury acetate. It was also an awesome opportunity to meet other Rose scholars and get excited for Halloween with them.

At a school as stressful as Cornell it’s pretty surprising that events like this aren’t more common. Cornell should hold a biweekly arts and crafts session or something, because every season here is prelim season.

Have a fun and safe Halloween everyone!